Supply Chain Specialist

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team•Carol Stream, IL

3d•$45,921 - $68,881•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Specialist supports end-to-end plant operations by executing a broad range of supply chain and production planning activities. This role coordinates the delivery of food products, packaging, and raw materials while managing inventory levels, aging, and material flow. Key responsibilities include production scheduling, capacity and materials requirement planning, logistics coordination, and oversight of finished goods shipments. The position also serves as a key liaison with customers and vendors to ensure efficient operations and high service levels.

Requirements

Associate or undergraduate degree preferred
2+ years of supply chain experience.
Proficient with MS Office Suite and SAP
Effectively communicates with customers, vendors, and internal teams via phone, email, and in-person interactions to address service, materials, and planning needs.
Ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and business communications; capable of interacting professionally with all stakeholders
Applies sound judgment and critical thinking to interpret and execute detailed written and verbal instructions, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in daily operations.

Responsibilities

Schedules production in accordance to customer forecast demands working with Supply Chain Scheduler to lock in the system.
Focus is to schedule and meet customer service target per the contract percent
Orders materials needed for production of customer orders and purchase order management weekly.
Manages materials inventory from purchase order, aging/hold management to production usage and/or disposition
Works on setting up part numbers, bill of materials, assembly routing instructions, engineering standards, date code formats and aging requirements in the ERP system.
Works on purchase order optimization and inventory reduction initiatives to keep working capital down
Sets up and coordinates outbound shipping of finished goods and residual materials directly or through the Outbound Specialist.
Responsible for data maintenance, updating of system records and reports for Supply Chain and Production
Proactively Manages hard and soft changes in materials and works with customer on residual inventory disposition or ramp down trackers.
Responsible for end to end materials management: Inventory set up per the optimization playbook, PO placement/revision to the DOH targets, inventory aging, inventory usage or disposition and follows through to completion
Managers directed buy supplier relationships by addressing materials shortages and proactively works with suppliers that are non-compliant to delivery schedules or defects for cost recovery
May be responsible for executing invoicing for items produced/shipped and extra services “operational billing” performed.
Reports all materials activity to customer as required.